Colombia agreed to invest $315 million in a United Nations-led counter-narcotics program that seeks to curb record cocaine production in the South American country. The investment would boost faltering efforts…
The former leader of Colombia’s state-loyal paramilitary groups said Thursday he will take part in his country’s transitional justice system, increasing pressure on Congress. Former AUC chief Salvatore Mancuso is…
The FARC political party announced its 2018 candidates for Colombia’s congress and the presidency on Wednesday, one day after the political party founded by former rebels received official recognition from…
One of the most feared commanders of the now-demobilized FARC rebels has been released nine years after she surrendered to authorities. A Medellin court ordered the conditional release of Elda…
The United Nations in Colombia on Wednesday warned the government it may not deploy the military as social protests across the countryside escalate. The UN’s human rights office in the…
Colombia will launch a regional “committee for peace” to improve the reintegration process for hundreds of former FARC rebels in the war-torn Antioquia province. The committee, launched Monday, is headed…
Colombia’s peace process is facing another major obstacle after more than a quarter of the senate claimed to be impeded to vote as family members were either victims or victimizers…
Much of the funding destined for Colombia’s peace process with the FARC is either not yet secured, or will have to come from the country’s budget on an annual basis,…
At least eight people have been injured in clashes in Colombia after tens of thousands of indigenous people joined protests on Monday, blocking significant trade routes. The indigenous protest, expected…